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THREE STOOGES LICENSEES

Moe, Larry, and Curly-Joe, caught up in a jungle of Three Stooges

merchandise that flooded the marketplace in 1959.

(Photo taken from The Three Stooges Scrapbook.)

 

Following are the manufacturers of Stooges-licensed items, and their products. This list is from a trade sheet created in the early 60's. This list is of the value of each item based on it's retail price. Wholesalers got the products at an average of 40% less! Wow, the good ol' days...
Allison Mfg. Co.

350 Fifth Ave. - New York, N.Y.

Cotton Knit Tee-Shirts

THEN - $1.00

NOW! - $20.00
Golden Records
(A.A. Records, Inc.)

45 Rockefeller Plaza - New York, N.Y.

Childrens Phonographic Records

THEN - $ 0.29, 0.49, and 1.98

NOW! - $20.00 to $50.00
Clinton Toy Corp.

1015 Clinton Street - Hoboken, N.J.

Plastic Hats

THEN - $0.29

NOW! - $50.00 & up
Green Duck Metal Stamping Co.

1520 W. Montana - Chicago, IL.

Buttons

THEN - $0.02

NOW! - $2.00 & up
Colorforms Inc.

Walnut Street - Norwood, N.J.

Vinyl Plastic Activity Sets, Puzzle Sets, Color by Pencil Sets, and Rubber Stamp Sets.

THEN - $1.00 and $2.00

NOW! - $100.00 & up
Ideal Toy Corps.

184-10 Jamaica Avenue - Hollis, Long Island, N.Y.

Vinyl Plastic Inflatable Toys

THEN - $4.00 and $7.00

NOW! - $100.00 and up

Hand Puppets

THEN - $1.00

NOW! - $100.00 & up for a full set
Dell Publishing Co.

750 Third Ave. - New York 17, N.Y.

Comic Books

THEN - $0.10

NOW! - $20.00 & up
Lowe, Inc.

1324 - 52nd Street - Kenosha, Wisconsin

Coloring Books, Self-Erasing Slate

THEN - $0.29

NOW! - $60.00 & up
Ben Cooper, Inc.

200 Fifth Ave. - New York, N.Y.

Masks

THEN - $0.29

NOW! - $50.00 & up

Costumes

THEN - $3.00

NOW! - $150.00 & up

 
Phoenix Candy Co., Inc.

151 - 35th Street - Brooklyn 32, N.Y.

Candy Taffy Kisses

THEN - $0.05 per box

NOW! - $50.00 & up per box
Empire Plastic Co.

14 Pelham Parkway - Pelham Manor, N.Y.

Bowling Set, Knock-Em Down Set

THEN - $1.00 and $2.00

NOW! - $20.00
Nadel and Sons Corp.

900 Broadway - New York, N.Y.

Nutty Putty

THEN - $0.49

NOW! - $40.00 & up Mint Cond.
Frank M. Fleer Corp.

10th and Somerville - Philadelphia 41, PA.

Trading Cards

THEN - $0.05 per pack

NOW! - $40.00 & up in pkg.
The Van Dam Rubber Co., Inc.

1299 Jerome Ave. - New York 52, N.Y.

Toy Balloons

THEN - $0.29 per pkg.

NOW! - $20.00 & up (useable)
Fun-Bilt Toys, Inc.

1523 South La Cienega - Los Angeles 35, CA.

Color & Re-Color Books, Cards, Slates

THEN - $0.29

NOW! - $60.00 & up

L.M. Becker & Co.

Brillion, Wisconsin

Action Rings, & Candy Sticks

THEN - $0.05

NOW! - $20.00
Lowell Toy Mfg. Corp.

43-34 37th Street - L.I.C., N.Y.

Boxed Board Games

THEN - $2.98

NOW! - $200.00 & up
Wilkening Manufacturing Co.

1000 S. 71st Street - Philadelphia 42, PA.

Finger Puppets, Novelty Kazoo

& Walking Spring Toy

THEN - $1.00

NOW! - $50.00 & up
Kenner Products Co.

912 Sycamore St. - Cincinnati, OH.

Film Strips

THEN - $0.25

NOW! - $20.00 & up
Coral Records

445 Park Avenue - New York, N.Y.

Record Albums

THEN - $3.00

NOW! - $30.00 & up
Smethport Specialty Co.

Smethport, PA.

Magnetic Toy

THEN - $0.79

NOW! - $40.00 & up
Spec-Toy-Culars, Inc.

35-35 35th St. - L.I.C. 6, N.Y.

Musical Toys

THEN - $1.00

NOW! - $20.00 & up

(Info on the prices from the 60's was taken from Stooge Mania, a collectors book - 1984)

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